Literature Reviews

Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.

• Evaluation of Scanning User Interfaces Using Real-Time-Data Usage Logs

  Peter O'Neill, Chris Roast, Mark Hawley (2000) — Proceedings of the Fourth International ACM Conference on Assistive Technologies (Assets '00)

  This paper from Sheffield Hallam University and Barnsley District General Hospital presents a novel approach to evaluating electronic assistive technology (EAT) for people with severe disabilities through automated analysis of real-time usage logs. T…

  • switch access
  • scanning interface
  • assistive technology
  • cerebral palsy
  • usage analytics
  • wheelchair accessibility
  • motor disability
  • evaluation methods
  • clinical tools
  • personalization

• A Study of Input Device Manipulation Difficulties

  Shari Trewin (1996) — Proceedings of the Second Annual ACM Conference on Assistive Technologies (Assets '96)

  This paper from the University of Edinburgh describes a pilot study designed to gather detailed, quantified data about physical input errors made by people with motor disabilities when using standard keyboards and mice. The author identifies a signif…

  • motor disability
  • keyboard accessibility
  • mouse accessibility
  • input errors
  • performance errors
  • input logging
  • assistive technology
  • user research
  • accessibility testing
  • personalization

• RouteCheckr: Personalized Multicriteria Routing for Mobility Impaired Pedestrians

  Thorsten Völkel, Gerhard Weber (2008) — Proceedings of the 10th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '08)

  This paper presents RouteCheckr, a client/server system for personalised pedestrian navigation that calculates routes optimised for multiple criteria relevant to mobility impaired users. The authors identify three key shortcomings of existing navigat…

  • navigation
  • wayfinding
  • wheelchair accessibility
  • visual impairment
  • mobility
  • personalization
  • crowdsourcing
  • algorithms
  • pedestrian navigation
  • urban accessibility

• Customizing Directions in an Automated Wayfinding System for Individuals with Cognitive Impairment

  Alan L. Liu, Harlan Hile, Gaetano Borriello, Pat A. Brown, Mark Harniss, Henry Kautz, Kurt Johnson (2009) — Proceedings of the 11th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (Assets '09)

  This paper presents the design and evaluation of a mobile wayfinding system that provides customized navigation directions to individuals with cognitive impairments such as traumatic brain injury, cerebral palsy, and intellectual disability. The cent…

  • cognitive impairment
  • wayfinding
  • navigation
  • mobile technology
  • Markov decision process
  • personalization
  • adaptive systems
  • independent living

• Broadening Accessibility Through Special Interests: A New Approach for Software Customization

  Robert R. Morris, Connor R. Kirschbaum, Rosalind W. Picard (2010) — Proceedings of the 12th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2010)

  This paper from MIT Media Lab presents a software approach for automatically embedding the special interests of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) into computer-based interventions. People with ASD often have intense, narrow interests — …

  • autism spectrum disorder
  • special interests
  • software customization
  • personalization
  • computer-mediated intervention
  • developmental disabilities
  • motivation
  • game accessibility

• Improving Calibration Time and Accuracy for Situation-Specific Models of Color Differentiation

  David R. Flatla, Carl Gutwin (2011) — The Proceedings of the 13th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2011)

  This paper presents ICD-2, a significantly improved situation-specific model of human color differentiation designed to make personalised color accessibility tools practical for real-world use. Color vision deficiencies (CVDs) affect people's ability…

  • color vision deficiency
  • color blindness
  • color accessibility
  • calibration
  • color differentiation
  • recoloring
  • personalization
  • visual accessibility

• Developing Accessible TV Applications

  José Coelho, Carlos Duarte, Pradipta Biswas, Patrick Langdon (2011) — The Proceedings of the 13th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This paper describes the GUIDE (Gentle User Interfaces for Elderly People) framework for developing accessible TV applications through multimodal interaction, user interface adaptation, and impairment simulation. The research combines a survey of 46 …

  • aging
  • multimedia accessibility
  • multimodal interaction
  • adaptive systems
  • personalization
  • user interface design
  • interactive television
  • motor accessibility
  • low vision
  • user research

• Blind People and Mobile Touch-based Text-Entry: Acknowledging the Need for Different Flavors

  João Oliveira, Tiago Guerreiro, Hugo Nicolau, Joaquim Jorge, Daniel Gonçalves (2011) — The Proceedings of the 13th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This paper investigates how individual differences among blind people affect their performance with different touchscreen text-entry methods. Thirteen blind participants (ages 24-62) were evaluated using four methods on a Samsung Galaxy S: QWERTY (st…

  • blindness and low vision
  • text entry
  • touchscreen accessibility
  • mobile accessibility
  • ability-based design
  • personalization
  • braille
  • input methods

• "So That's What You See": Building Understanding with Personalized Simulations of Colour Vision Deficiency

  David R. Flatla, Carl Gutwin (2012) — Proceedings of the 14th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2012)

  This paper presents a personalized colour vision deficiency (CVD) simulation method that shows people with normal colour vision what a specific individual with CVD actually sees, rather than relying on generic models. Existing simulation tools like V…

  • colour vision deficiency
  • color blindness
  • simulation
  • personalization
  • anomalous trichromacy
  • dichromacy
  • empathy
  • colour perception
  • calibration
  • accessibility awareness

• Designing for Individuals: Usable Touch-Screen Interaction through Shared User Models

  Kyle Montague, Vicki L. Hanson, Andy Cobley (2012) — Proceedings of the 14th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS)

  This paper introduces the Shared User Modelling (SUM) Framework, a system that collects touch interaction data during normal application use to build a user model that can be shared across multiple applications and devices via web services. Unlike tr…

  • touch screen accessibility
  • adaptive interface
  • user model
  • mobile accessibility
  • visual impairment
  • motor impairment
  • personalization